Staff WriterElva Crist is a second-year English linguistics student and this is her first semester on the Spectator. She loves reading, needle-felting and playing the violin, and she would always ...

In an era where news cycles are dominated by political grandstanding and sensationalist narratives, the importance of covering underappreciated, undercovered or marginalized groups has never been more ...

Staff WriterCaroline Holmes is a fourth-year multimedia content and communications student. This is her second semester writing for the Spectator. She loves writing about food, the arts and popular ...

In 2011, Showtime released its own version of the UK series, “Shameless.” But despite our love for the US version, we cannot deny the downfall of the show. How it goes from its peak early seasons to ...

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of the critically-acclaimed anime and manga series “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (JJBA).” I’ve written two articles about it for this very paper, I recently started ...

I’ve wanted to study abroad since I found out my mom studied in London when she was 19. I grew up playing exclusively British Monopoly and hearing stories about my mom and her study abroad roommate’s ...

The first game I ever went to was Father’s Day 2008 when the Brewers played the Minnesota Twins and the tickets my mom got us were a surprise gift for my dad. Out of the three of us, I was probably ...

Yukio Mishima is one of the most famous novelists of Japan and one of the most fascinating figures of the 20th century. A controversial and powerful figure, he was not only an author but a poet, ...

“Capitalist Realism” by Mark Fisher was one of the first books I read this year, and I finished it almost the day I bought it. It is a short but powerful critique of capitalism in the form we see it ...

The university welcomed alumnus Curt Krizan as the new president of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation. He took over the position three weeks ago following the retirement of former president Kimera Way. The ...

When Larry Mboga arrived in the United States from rural Kenya to go to college in Minneapolis, he never imagined the impact he would end up having on a city 90 minutes away called Eau Claire, ...

Staff WriterEthan Heidtke is a second-year English education student and this is his third semester on The Spectator. He spends way too much time on a tennis court and thinking up bad puns. Send an ...